Localization of total proteins and lactate dehydrogenase in hamster epididymis

dc.contributor.authorBeu, Celia C. L.
dc.contributor.authorOrsi, Antonio M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorDomeniconi, Raquel F. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorNovelli, Ethel L. B. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de Marília (UNIMAR)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:22:29Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:22:29Z
dc.date.issued2007-06-01
dc.description.abstractThe concentration of total protein measured by photocolorimetric methodology and reported as units per 100 mg of tissue decreased from the initial segment to the cauda epididymidis of the Golden hamster, being significant the numeric difference observed between these two regions. This observation was related with an increased synthesis and secretion of proteins to the lumen in proximal segments of the epididymidis duct, mainly in initial segment, as proposed for other rodents. LDH activity was higher in initial segment and distal cauda than in the caput and corpus epididymidis, although no significant differences in mean values had been observed. The high LDH activity observed in initial segment and cauda epididymidis of hamster had been related to an expressive epithelium metabolic activity presented in these regions. This metabolic activity help to guarantee the survival of spermatozoa stored in cauda epididymidis. Furthermore, lower LDH activity noted in the caput and corpus epididymidis might be related with a progressive reduction of glycolysis in initial maturation step of spermatozoa mainly verified in corpus epididymidis. © 2007 Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Ciencias Morfofisiologicas UNIOESTE Campus de Cascavel, PR
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Anatomia UNESP Campus de Botucatu, SP
dc.description.affiliationSetor de Anatomía Faculdade de Medicina e Enfermagem Campus de Marilia, SP
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Bioquimica UNESP Campus de Botucatu, SP
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista Julio Mesquita Filho Campus Botucatu, CP 18618-000 Botucatu- SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Anatomia UNESP Campus de Botucatu, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Bioquimica UNESP Campus de Botucatu, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista Julio Mesquita Filho Campus Botucatu, CP 18618-000 Botucatu- SP
dc.format.extent259-264
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-95022007000200003
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Morphology, v. 25, n. 2, p. 259-264, 2007.
dc.identifier.doi10.4067/S0717-95022007000200003
dc.identifier.issn0717-9367
dc.identifier.issn0717-9502
dc.identifier.lattes5481756528299469
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-2938-010X
dc.identifier.scieloS0717-95022007000200003
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-35048902745
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/69695
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Morphology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr0.336
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,207
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,207
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectEpididymis, hamster
dc.subjectLDH, tissue localization
dc.subjectTotal protein
dc.titleLocalization of total proteins and lactate dehydrogenase in hamster epididymisen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.scielo.cl/revistas/ijmorphol/paboutj.htm
unesp.author.lattes5481756528299469[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-2938-010X[3]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatupt

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